Wines from Rioja Seminar Bath Food and Drink Festival.

Thank you to all the nice people of Bath who attended this show. The seminars were great fun and as promised this is the list of the wines we tasted at The Wines of Rioja show: Cosme Palacio White 2007, £9.99, a good combination of subtle oak and lemony fruit flavours. Stockist: Harrods. Marques de Murrieta Capellania Blanco Reserva 2004, £16.00, top class single vineyard white Rioja with balanced intensity of oak and fruit flavours. An ideal food match for smoked fish. Stockists: Waitrose, Laithwaites, Harvey Nichols, Fortnum & Mason. Faustino V Rosado 2009, £7.19, is a lovely, dry aperitif style, with soft, ripe strawberry and raspberry fruit flavours. Stockist: Ocado. Conde de Valdemar Tinto Crianza 2005, £10.99, medium bodied red,dark fruit flavours, good structure, ideal with lamb. Stockists: Oddbins. Campo Viejo Tinto Reserva 2005, £9.99 super smooth blend of Tempranillo, Mazuelo and Graciano with subtle spice, damson, blackcurrant hints and soft tannins. Ideal to drink now.Campillo Tinto Gran Reserva 1995, £21.00, is a classic reminder of how good old fashioned Rioja can be.100% Tempranillo, medium bodied, mellow, earthy, integrated oak, tangy fruit and a wine to enjoy over the next 2-3 years. Match with lamb and avoid full flavoured cheeses. Stockists: St Austell Brewery Tel: 08452-411122, Sussex Victuallers Tel:01903-856223, Oakdene Fine Wine Importers Tel: 01237-451291.
If you would like to find out more about Rioja then go to the excellent Wine From Rioja website at: www.winesfromrioja.co.uk